IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque A week ago today, past President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III who we all fondly know, and now remember as PNoy was laid to rest – in a way most befitting of a man and a leader who valued simplicity, integrity, and most especially, the Filipino people. His...
Five decades after Jim Morrison, frontman of rock group The Doors, was found dead in a bathtub in his Paris apartment, mystery still surrounds his death. His untimely end at the age of 27 on July 3, 1971 stunned fans of the psychedelic band that broke fresh ground with such hits as "Riders on the...
Georgina Wilson's sister Jess, Wilson's wedding day almost become her last day. She had a near-death experience, which she shared on Instagram. According to her, it occurred last Sunday in Palawan. There were just taking photos in the area, she said, "not knowing this was going to be a...
Arming civilians in the government’s anti-crime drive could legitimize “vigilantes and private armies” and it’s a “reincarnation of the Davao Death Squad,” opposition coalition 1Sambayan said on Wednesday, June 30. (1Sambayan/Facebook) In a statement, the pro-democracy group criticized...
Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III was supposed to get his Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Quezon City before he died, Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed Tuesday. That was the reason why Belmonte was surprised when she learned of the leader's passing as the local government even prepared the vaccine...
Malacañang revealed that President Duterte actually wanted to attend the wake of the late former President Benigno Aquino III (PNoy) but circumstances hindered his plans to pay his last respects to his predecessor. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
PNoy was focused on a singular objective: trace, contact and test all of the fellow passengers of ‘Patient One’ who had tested positive for MERS COV the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome caused by a coronavirus. He marshaled all of the relevant facts: the nature of the disease and how it was...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares When Ms. Pinky Aquino-Abelleda read the Aquino family statement on the death of former President Noynoy Aquino Thursday of last week, she thanked the various constituents of the late Head of State. Pinky first mentioned the late President’s constituents from the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our wife, former Congresswoman Gina, our son Congressman Christopher de Venecia, and we join the Aquino family, relatives and friends, and the Filipino people in mourning the untimely passing of the nation’s former President Benigno...
'It's an honor to serve the Filipino nation' • Aquino demonstrated humble and principled governance and left a lega cy forging the country's economic resilience, a peace pact with Muslim separatists, a landmark court victory asserting the country's claim over the West...
House leaders air admiration for Pnoy, sympathies for his family More key leaders of the House of Representatives have come out to express sincere sympathies to the family of the late former President Benigno “Pnoy” Aquino III whom they extolled as a great leader of the country. Deputy Speakers...
A long line of people, mostly clad in yellow, lined the stretch of Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City as early as dawn Friday waiting for their turn to pay their respects to the late President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). The public viewing would run for...
